Up, Up, Up! It's Apple-Picking Time is a satisfying tale that celebrates not only apples but all the cozy trappings of fall. On a crisp, cool morning a family drives to the grandparents' "apple ranch," where they help with the harvest.Children's Author, Librarian & Children's Bookstore Owner Jody Fickes Shapiro at Book Beat
Join us on Thursday, September 25th from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Book Beat, for a discussion and booksigning with children's writer, librarian and bookseller Jody Fickes Shapiro. The Book Beat is located at 26010 Greenfield in Oak Park. For more informatio please call: 248-968-1190
We are pleased to present Jody Fickes Shapiro back to her hometown in Detroit. She is someone who has had a long and varied career in the book world and we hope to learn more about her unique perspective on the importance of books in the lives of children and the endangered future of books and community bookstores.
About the Books:
Up, Up, Up! It's Apple-Picking Time is a satisfying tale that celebrates not only apples but all the cozy trappings of fall. On a crisp, cool morning a family drives to the grandparents' "apple ranch," where they help with the harvest.
Shapiro ably conveys a sense of family togetherness and love..."—Publisher's Weekly
Shapiro ... provides a delightful picture of a young family's interactions with their grandparents, people I would like to see more often in literature as well. --Jean Boreen, Ph.D. - Children's Literature
Shapiro laces her narrative with evocations of that heavenly taste and smell, and caps it with a yummy-looking recipe for microwave-baked apples. --Kirkus Reviews
"Given the many people who love and nurture a newborn, this picture book is a deserving testament to the extended family at the core of a child's universe. Shapiro's (Up, Up, Up! It's Apple-Picking Time) singsong text consists of simple, short verses that detail each family member's designated role in baby's life, followed by the repeated anthem "We all love Baby. Yes we do!" Whether it's mommy feeding baby a bottle or grandpa giving a piggy-back ride, each job is unique, yet shares the common thread of doing everything humanly possible to make baby happy. Felstead (Big Wolf and Little Wolf) depicts these caregivers at work in separate circles, drawing readers' eyes to each person, one by one. The text adheres to a steady pattern and rhythm-youngsters will relish the repetition. By story's end, it's no wonder that the "sleepy family" members all have their eyes shut tight. The final page, showing a satisfied and beaming baby, summarizes the result of all their hard work-and the goal of any new parent." Ages 0-4.-- Publisher's Weekly Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information
"One can imagine Baby bouncing on reader's knee as an accompanying activity
About the Author:
Jody was born and raised in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. In 1964 she received her master's degree in Library Science from Peabody College in Nashville. In 1979 she founded "Adventures in Reading", an acclaimed children's bookstore in Ventura, California where she lives today. In 2002 her bookstore was awarded the Lucile Micheels Pannell Award for Excellence in Children's Programming and also the Charles S. Haslam Award for Excellence in Bookselling. Other awards include the California Reading Association's Celebrate Literacy Award. In 2006 Jody sold the bookstore and began a new career writing children's books.
"I always thought it was important to own books. I still have some of the books my parents gave me. There is a luxurious feeling that a brand new book can be read leisurely, with no deadline for returning it; that it could be put on a shelf to be read again. Most things are outgrown or wear out, but a book like Charlotte's Web…well no one could ever be too big or too old for something as wonderful as that!" Visit her site online at Jody Fickes Shapiro
